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Archive for May, 2010
Bike to Work, Better Your Life: Better Know Bikestation
Posted by: B Lab May 28th, 2010By now, you’ve probably heard about the benefits of biking. Trading in your SUV for a two-wheeler cuts carbon, saves fuel and money and is generally better for your health. However, for many, this remains unattainable. Where does one park? How does one remain clean? Well, BikeStation is working to change all that. By providing [...]
B the Change: How about Some Real Conversation?
Posted by: B Lab May 27th, 2010Today’s business world is changing at a dizzying pace. We’ve recently experienced a financial crisis, huge technology shifts and a multitude of new innovations. The old ways of business no longer apply and this can be a confusing, isolating experience. It is with this problem in mind that Founder and President Robert Craven and Scale [...]
Bridging the Gaps: Better Know Further the Work
Posted by: B Lab May 26th, 2010Further the Work bills itself as a full service consultancy providing nonprofit organizations with strategic planning, organizational development, grant writing, fundraising and project management. However, it is so much more. This B Corporation is a bridge builder: from goals to dreams, from community members to organizations and most of all, across sectors. With a focus [...]
B the Change: A Rallying Call by John Rooks, President and Founder of the SOAP Group
Posted by: B Lab May 25th, 2010An Open Letter to B Corp Marketers: It’s funny how the ways we choose to promote sustainability are often the furthest things from sustainable. Marketing – as a business tool – is not sustainability; yet many of our other business functions are. As a career marketer and environmentalist, I have struggled with this concept. Today’s [...]
They've Got You Covered: Better Know BayPoint Benefits
Posted by: B Lab May 24th, 2010It may seem unlikely but with Baypoint Benefits, it is easy to get excited about insurance. With their unique approach to providing complete benefits services, this B Corporation is able to offer no cost, custom plans by basing profit in commissions and operating in a paperless facility. With 24 hour HR consultants and a focus [...]
Putting Action Behind Words: Southern Energy Management Makes a B Corp Video
Posted by: B Lab May 21st, 2010Southern Energy Management became a Certified B Corporation in late 2009. They’ve now created this wonderful video to explain why it is important and what this means for their company. We love their creativity in spreading the word and are very proud to include them in our community. Visit their site to learn more. Interested [...]
Perspectives: Changing the World One Business at a Time by Kristofor Lofgren, Founder of Bamboo Sushi
Posted by: B Lab May 20th, 2010The state of our planet is a dismal one. The issues that we face as a global community are incredible with regard to our natural resources and our planets ability to continue in an environmentally stable fashion. We are at a point in history where it appears that every resource available is in limited and [...]
Story Time for Change: Better Know Free Range Studios
Posted by: B Lab May 19th, 2010Free Range Studios lives by the motto, “Creativity with a Conscience”. Rather than focusing on products, this B Corp sells ideas to transform society and create a more just, sustainable planet. Utilizing the full reach of media and powerful storytelling, Free Range promotes the missions of non-profits, political campaigns and socially responsible businesses, or as [...]
B The Change: Getting Your Head into the Cloud by Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting
Posted by: B Lab May 18th, 2010You’ve probably heard all the fabulous things you get when you move your technology into “the cloud”…automated back-ups; ability to forgo networks; automated upgrades; lower maintenance; virtual office space, among many others. Idealist Consulting specializes in moving and supporting organizations with “getting into the cloud” and with over 170 clients, we know what it takes [...]
Trash is Moving and Shaking: Better Know Atayne
Posted by: B Lab May 17th, 2010“Better for people, better for planet, better for performance.” This is how Atayne inspires positive environmental and social change through the power of active lifestyles. Making high-performing athletic gear from “trash”, this B Corporation is re-imagining sports. Starting with plastic bottles, coconut and crab shells and recycled garments, Atayne transforms these into performance tops featuring [...]
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